There are some wonderful social media communities online, but often, they are well-kept secrets. Whether they’re just not getting the traffic they deserve, or they’re in a really small niche market, there are just some social media sites that don’t get a whole lot of attention. Here, we’ll take a look at 50 of these sites that you don’t know about, but should.
Shopping
These sites are great for finding the best deals and cool stuff to buy online.
- AgentB: On AgentB, you’ll be able to find great deals online.
- iliketotallyloveit: Visit this site to find weird, but fun products.
- Dealigg: Dealigg offers "social bargain hunting" on lots of tech deals.
Gear & Gadgets
In these communities, you’ll find discussions and links that are all about grown up toys.
- AutoSpies: Find out what the spies are sharing on this social media site that’s obsessed with automobiles.
- Meme or Lame: This "citizen media platform" is all about gizmos, ranging from cars to cell phones.
Finance & Business
Stay on top of the worlds of business and money through these sites.
- Value Investing News: Get news about the stock market from other investors on this social media site.
- HubSpot: Find and share content about marketing online and off on HubSpot.
- Real Estate Voices: Read the most interesting news about the real estate market on Real Estate Voices.
- Small Business Brief: Visit this community to learn how to be a better small business owner.
- FeedTheBull: Visit FeedTheBull to see what’s hot in the market.
Sports
Read about your favorite teams, players, and sports on these sites.
- BallHype: This social media site has a great community and all of the best sports stories to share.
- SportsAg: Visit SportsAg to find an aggregation of all the best sports articles, all in one website.
- PlanetMVP: PlanetMVP is full of "sport shorts" — videos of sports players of all ages and skill levels.
- ScoreGuru: In this online sporting community, you can get the latest in sports news.
Web Development
Here you’ll find a wealth of web development sites, ranging from SEO to design.
- DNHour: Find domain name news content from other domainers through this site.
- Sphinn: In Sphinn’s discussion forums and links, you’ll find great information about internet marketing.
- DZone: DZone offers plenty of helpful links for web developers.
- SEO TAGG: SEO TAGG is home to search engine optimization content, and other related links.
- Pixel Groovy: Pixel Groovy’s community seeks out the best in online tutorials for developers.
- BloggingZoom: Read the posts on BloggingZoom to get the latest on the blogging world.
- Design Bump: Read news about web design on this fun and informative website.
- PlugIM: PlugIM is full of awesome internet marketing content.
Fashion
Visit these sites for eye candy, finds, and plenty of style.
- Stylehive: Stylehive connects stylish people with each other, offering bookmarks, links, forms, and a lot more.
- Chictini: Chictini features the latest in fashionable and cute.
Technology
Keep up with the latest in technology on these social media sites.
- Tweako: On Tweako’s site for "collaborative computing," you’ll find guides, tutorials, and lots more for computing, technology, and the Internet.
- Hacker News: Check out Hacker News for teachnology links from the dark side.
- SWiK: In this community-driven resource, you’ll find information about open source software.
Entertainment
Enjoy videos, celebrity news and more on these social media sites that entertain.
- Video Bomb: Stop by Video Bomb to get a sampling of the best videos online.
- Lipstick: Lipstick shares all of the celebrity news that matters.
- ShowHype: ShowHype has loads of stories about movies, TV, music, celebrities, and more.
- VideoSift: VideoSift will help you get through the muck of videos to find the most entertaining and useful stuff out there.
News
These sites offer an up-to-the-minute look at news along with a sense of community.
- Newscloud: On Newscloud you can find stories hand picked from users around the world.
- Shoutwire: Shoutwire has Internet news in just about every category imaginable.
- 2CentsNews: Find community-created news and submit your own 2 cents on this social media site.
- Newsvine: Keep your ear to the ground and find out what the world is talking about on Newsvine.
- Searchles: Search for news within your social circle on Searchles.
- NewsHeat: Get the latest in popular political news through NewsHeat.
- NowPublic: Read about all of the new and interesting news events around the world on NowPublic.
- BuzzFlash: BuzzFlash’s community aims to fight ignorance with progressive news and commentary.
International
Here you’ll be able to connect with users from different parts of the world.
- Muti: Muti centers on all things Africa.
- IndianPad: On IndianPad, you’ll see all of the latest news stories in India and great finds in Indian interest.
Weird & Interesting
If you’re in the mood to find something offbeat, be sure to visit these sites.
- Plime: In this community, you can find and add weird and interesting links.
- Truemors: Check out Truemors for the latest breaking news and rumors.
- linkfilter.net: linkfilter.net is exactly what it sounds like — a filter for all of the web’s links.
Miscellaneous
These social media sites are in a class of their own.
- Wordsy: Wordsy’s links are all about books, writing, and words.
- BrewPoll: Join this community, and you’ll get the latest in home brewing and craft beer news.
- blogs4God: Get connected with Christians who blog by checking out this site.
- Hugg: Within the Hugg site, you’ll be able to find lots of different news and advice about the environment.
- Kirtsy: Formerly known ask Skirt, Kirtsy has links that women will really appreciate.
- TTiqq: Get online tips and tricks for technology, finance, and lots more on TTiqq.
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